The Dark Days Deceit (Lady Helen Trilogy Series #3)

by Alison Goodman

Overview

The thrilling, genre-bending conclusion to Lady Helen's demon-hunting adventures, set in the glittering Regency world.

Lady Helen has retreated to a country estate outside Bath to prepare for her wedding to the Duke of Selburn, yet she knows she has unfinished business to complete. She and the dangerously charismatic Lord Carlston have learned they are a dyad, bonded in blood, and only they are strong enough to defeat the Grand Deceiver, who threatens to throw mankind into chaos. But the heinous death-soaked Ligatus Helen has absorbed is tearing a rift in her mind. Its power, if unleashed, will annihilate both Helen and Carlston unless they can find a way to harness its ghastly force and defeat their enemy.

In the final book of the trilogy that began with The Dark Days Club and continued with The Dark Days Pact, the intrepid Lady Helen's story hurtles to a shocking conclusion full of action, heartbreak, and betrayal.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101592069
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	11/20/2018
Series:	Lady Helen Trilogy Series , #3
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	496
Sales rank:	241,654
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	14 Years

About the Author

Alison Goodman writes in a variety of genres, ranging from the genre-bending DARK DAYS CLUB titles, to the EON/EONA fantasy duology, to the YA science fiction thriller SINGING THE DOGSTAR BLUES. She was a D.J. O'Hearn Memorial Fellow at Melbourne Universtiy, holds a master of arts degree, and mentors emerging writers.
A long-time lover of the Regency period, she has a treasure trove of material to be viewed at pinterest.com/alisongoodman.
She is online at darkdaysclub.com and on Twitter @AlisonGoodman.

Editorial Reviews

"In this final book of the trilogy, Lady Helen is preparing for her wedding and learning how to handle her blood bonding with Lord Carlston as they become the Grand Reclaimer.  Torn between her two lives, Lady Helen knows that she must be ready for the dangerous battle with the Grand Deceiver...Charged with excitement, danger, more than one romance, secrets, and deceit, the plot moves inexorably to the final showdown...[and] to an extremely satisfying ending... a conclusion that continues the strong writing, well-developed characters and rich details of the Regency period of this series.  VERDICT An excellent blend of historical romance, adventure, fantasy, and ghost story."                                                               -School Library Journal

 

"'Goodman's assured writing and masterful grasp of historical milieu create a world where doing one's hair can take hours—and is done even when the end of the world is at stake.  The slow burn, punctuated by murder, forbidden declarations of love, and surprising plot twists provides readers... with exactly what they want...You'll never see the Regency the same way again.                                                                -Kirkus

From the Publisher

2018-09-17

Lady Helen's adventures continue in the conclusion of Goodman's (The Dark Days Pact, 2017, etc.) trilogy.

Christmas in Bath: Lady Helen and the brooding Lord Carlston are now the Grand Reclaimer dyad seeking the Grand Deceiver. But Helen's impending marriage to Duke Selburn, who cherishes Helen and wishes to protect her, provides impediment after impediment to Reclaimer business. As with the previous volumes, this carefully researched tome mixes a cerebral examination of gendered roles in the Regency (and perhaps today) with an original fantasy premise. The previously introduced characters are all back, from Maori Quinn (one of the few characters who provides diversity in the white, wealthy world of Regency high society) to Aunt Leonore, who demonstrates that women can be powerful regardless of magical gifts. Goodman's assured writing and masterful grasp of historical milieu create a world where doing one's hair can take hours—and is done even when the end of the world is at stake. The slow burn, punctuated by murder, forbidden declarations of love, and surprising plot twists, provides readers who have come this far with exactly what they want; the explosions, literal and figurative, of the climax even leave room for a happy ending that also involves the wielding of great power while being female.

You'll never see the Regency the same way again. (Historical fantasy. 13-adult)

Kirkus Reviews